Cooky caddy



` Aug. 18, 1936. A. E. BERGQUIST 2,051,512

' cooKY GADDY Original Filed May 25, 1932 Patented Aug. 18, 1936 UNTEDSTATES ZilSLSZ PATENT OFFIQE COOKY CADDY Original applicaticn May 25,1932', Serial No.

613,453. Divided and this application 23, 1934, Serial No. 707,921

(C1. 20G-44) Y 2 Claims.

This invention relates to the means of providing a support for cockycaddies which may be made very economically and which is adapted tobring the contents of the cocky caddy up into displayed position Wherethey are more easily accessible to the customer and to provide an eX-tremely simple means of keeping the caddy from lookin-g empty as ii' itwerethe last portion in the same.

This application is a division of my patent application Serial No.613,453, filed May 25, 1932.

A primary feature resides in a sheet-like adjustable bottom which isfolded into the regular cooky caddy in a collapsed state and which maybe read-ily engaged and drawn up into operating position so as to raisethe remaining content of the cooky caddy up close to the tcp.

It is a feature to provide elevating strips which are separate from thefolded adjustable bottom member so as to provide an economicalconstruction, otherwise it would be necessary to cut the strips from anintegral portion of the bottom and this would be prohibitive owing tothe eX- pense for an article of this character. The strips ,Y areattached or extended' along the folded bottom weight folded bottomwhich, as it unfolds, provides sharp cornered edges adapted to engage inthe bottom of the caddy to hold the false bottom from skidding back intofolded position, and sufiiciently rigid to keep the remaining contentselevated toward the top of the caddy.

In one form of the folded bottom the elevating strips are attachedadjacent the free edges of the bottom which are normally folded in whenthe bottom isv laid flat in the caddy. In another y form the strip mayextend along the underside of the bottom and fold in with the ends ofthe same so that when the free ends of the strips are pulled, the freesquare edges of the folded portions of the bottom will be drawn into thecorner of the caddy where these edges will grip the bottom of the caddyand prevent sliding or displacement cf the elevated bottom.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my cooky or cake caddy, as it wouldappear in use, a portion of which is broken out to show the contents ofthe caddy and to show my folding bottom with the elevating strips.

Figure 2 is a central section through the caddy, showing in dotted linesthe partial lifted bottom, and in full lines the adjustable bottom el@`January vated up in a position to hold the remaining contents of thecocky caddy near the top of the same.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of my adjustable bottom removed from thecaddy and set up as it would stand with the square edges of the sideflaps engaging flat against the surface on which the bottom rests.

Figure 4 is a small View illustrating a different form of the foldablebottom than thatv illustrated in Figure 3.

Figure 5 illustrates a perspective of the foldable or collapsible bottomwith four flaps around the same, the end 'flaps being opened by theinner aps as they are pulled outward into approximately right-angularposition with the body cf thebottom, the operating flaps being shown inpartially open position.

Figure 6 is a sectional detail.

T he display case A known as the cocky caddy or other display case of asimilar character may be made of any suitable shape and these cockyCaddies are usually provided withy a transparent display Window Illthrough which the customer can view the contents of the same. Ordinarilythese cocky Caddies A are placed on the display rack in the grocerystore, inclined in a manner so that the customer may readily View thecontents through the Window I0.

As the contents such as the cookies I I, are sold out of the caddy A,the intermediate partitions I2 are removed to display the next layerbelow and so on down to the last of the cookies in the caddy. It hasbeen found that customers will buy more readily if the Caddies appear tobe full rather than practically empty or half full, owing to the factthat the customer feels that the cookies on the upper layers are fresherthan those on the lower layers, because the lower layers have been inthe caddy longer. entirely true because the Caddies are madesubstantially tight, and thus the cookies are kept fresh in the same. Ithas also been found that the customer will buy upon sight of the articlerather than having to be encouraged to buy, and by keeping the contentsof the caddy as close to the display window I0 as possible, a greatersale is encouraged.

The problem has been to provide an economical elevator which would bringthe cookies or contents of the caddy A up to the window I0. This I haveaccomplished in my collapsible bottom B which has a at floor bodyportion I3 adapted to lit into the caddy A between the .sides I4 of thesame, with sufficient freeness so that the 1 This, however, is not floorportion I3 may slide up when it is operated. Thus the floor portion I3must be free enough so that it will not bind on the sides I4 of thecaddy or container A and yet snug enough so that it will not bedisplaced after it has been brought up into the operating positionillustrated in full linesV in Figure 2. The collapsible bottom B in itssimplest form is provided with two rectangular flaps I5 which have asquare at lower edges I6. The body I3 of the flaps I5 are integral,`

the flaps I5 hinging along the line I1 so that the flaps will foldunderneath the floor portion I3 as illustrated in dotted lines inFigures 1,'2 and 3.

In carrying out the simple, inexpensive structure of my collapsiblefloor B, I provide separate strips I8 which are attached at I9 adjacentthe edge I6 to the aps I5 and which extend up along the side walls ofthe caddy, as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. These strips must be longenough to extend up in the caddy as illustrated in dotted outline inFigure 2, so that when someY Y cookies II on the'floor I3, thecollapsible floor B is held in elevated open position as illustrated infull' lines in Figure 2, holding the remaining contents of the caddy Acloser to the display window ID.

In Figure 6, I have more clearly illustrated the corner 2B of the caddyA, which shows an enlarged detail showing the square bottom edge I6 ofthe flap I 5 resting flatly against the bottom 2| to show the manner inwhich the squared edge holds the flap in locked position againstcollapsing.

The collapsible floor may be made in the form C where the body portionI3 is of the same construction as illustrated in Figure 3, and the flapsI5 are integrally connected along the lines I1.

VIn this construction the elevating member is formed in a strip withengaging endsV 22 which are similar to the strips I8, however, the strip22 extends longitudinally under the entire collapsible floor C with thecentral portion 23 at- Vtached to the underside of the floor portion I3and the flapsV I5 and adhered thereto in a suitable manner. In thisconstruction notchesY 24, having a depth equal to the thickness of thestrip 22 are formed so as not to impair theV action of the squared freeedge I6. This permits the edge I6 to flatly engage the bottom 2I of thecaddy.

I have also illustrated another form D of my collapsible floor where endilaps 25 are integrally formed with the floor portion 26 and which foldin over the side or operating flaps 21. The operating flaps in thisconstruction have the operating straps I8 attached tothe same at IIIV toact in the same manner as the structure illustrated in Figure 3. yInthis form, when the bottom D is collapsed with the flaps 25 folding overthe ilaps 21 in the bottom of the caddy, the straps I8 may be engaged,pulling the flaps 21 outward which automatically opens the flaps 25, asillustrated in Figure 5. The collapsible lfloor D is ordinarily usedWhere a heavier weight is desired to be supported uponthe floor portion26 when the same is opened up in a container. This construction givesthe four flaps around the edges of the iioor portion 25 which projectdown to the bottom of the container to hold the floor 25 elevated asdesired.

The simplicity of my collapsible floor provides a simple means ofelevatingY the cookies in the caddy and holding the collapsible floor inlocked elevated position by the drawing of the square free edges I6 intothe corners 20 of the caddy by pulling on the strips I 8. It isimportant that the edges I6 fit into the corners so that the weight ofthe lengagement in the corners 20, the major weight ofthe cookies on thecenter of the floor I3 will Y tend to hold the aps I5 in their upright'position, lying virtually against the wallsV I4. should Vbe consideredthat the collapsible floor members B, C and D are made of chipboard orother similar material, thick enough to Vprovide the squared edge I6 andlyet of light-weight and very inexpensive. By attaching the strips orstraps I8 and 22 as a separate part from the chipboard structure of theoor I3 in the flaps I5, it will be apparent that a stronger and muchthinner strip is used for the strips I8. If these strips were made as anintegral part of the body or oor I3 and the flaps I5, the cost would beprohibitive and they would not be practical.

I claim: Y

l. A bottom for a cooky display case and the like including, achipboard-like sheet member scored transversely of the same to'providesupporting sides which are adapted to fold under said bottom, and astrip-like member extending longitudinally along said bottom and beyondthe ends thereof to provide engaging strips projecting up into thedisplay case, whereby said bottom may be lifted and the supportingmembers automatically moved into operative position to hold the bottomelevated to raise a portion of the con'- tents of the display case, and.holdthe same Vspaced away from the bottom of the display case.

ing sides pivoted thereto and adapted to fold Y

